Advice for First-Generation College Students Who Want to Major in Math with Eduardo Godinez

  In today's interview, I talk with Eduardo Godinez, a first generation college student graduating with a B.S. in Mathematics from UCI this spring, about his advice for other first generation college students who want to major in math.   Eduardo discusses: How to build your own support system and why it's especially important for first-generation college students to do so The urge to compare yourself to others, how it can hurt you and how to fight against it Why expecting to never make mistakes is unrealistic (and why embracing and learning from failures is the key to success) Keeping a lookout for the area of mathematics you're most passionate about (and then following your passion)